The Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation is building a $26 million greenhouse complex that will use natural gas now being flared to heat the complex and provide carbon dioxide, which plants need to grow. The tribe hopes this will be the first of several massive greenhouses.
Some Native Americans are skeptical of the COVID-19 vaccine, as historical trauma and the speed with which the vaccine was approved makes some people hesitant, but health officials nationwide are encouraging people to inform themselves and get the vaccine when eligible.
FARGO 鈥� The city of Fargo has hired a consultant to begin work on developing a new Native American Center that would act as a resource hub and, eventually, a gathering space for Indigenous people.
FORT BERTHOLD, N.D. 鈥� In western North Dakota, on a nearly 1,000,000 acre tract of land, sits the Fort Berthold Reservation, where the Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara tribes once united after devastating epidemics of smallpox.
FARGO 鈥� Child support enforcers in North Dakota and the Mandan Hidatsa Arikara Nation are looking into why some parents don't pay across state and tribal lines.
BISMARCK 鈥� State and tribal relationships took a small but symbolic step forward Thursday, Jan. 17, during a ceremony to recognize the flags of North Dakota鈥檚 five tribal nations that are now on display at the state Capitol.
WASHINGTON 鈥� Legislation introduced by Sen. John Hoeven, R-N.D., that aims to give Native American tribes greater flexibility to manage their energy resources is headed to President Donald Trump to be signed into law.
